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Necktle Patented June 29, 1880 Fla-.2.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. REYNOLDS, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

NECK-TIE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 229,334, dated June 29, 1880.

r Application filed March 2, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. REYNOLDS, of Troy,in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Neck-Ties, of which the following is a full and exact description.

My invention relates to neck-ties having separable bows, scarf ends, tabs, &c.; and it consists in providing the band portion of the tie with a clasp for securing togetherthe ends thereof, adapted to receive and hold the detachable bow, scarf ends, &c., essentially as herein described.

It also consists in constructing the clasp for securing the bands and the device for attaching' the bow, &c., thereto, so that when the said parts are attached together the clasp on the ends of the band will be locked together and cannot be separated until the bowpiece is removed therefrom; and it further consists in providing the band-clasp with a hook that engages under the lower edge of the collar and prevents the neck-tie from rising out of its place.

in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and to which reference is herein made, Figure l is a front elevation of a neck-tie provided with a bow; Fig. 2, enlarged and detached details of the two parts of the clasp for the neck-band; Fig. 3, an enlarged rear view of the detachable bow and its attaching device Fig. 4, an edge view of the upper edge of the clasp and bow- .fastening device; and Fig. 5, a vertical section of the separated parts shown in Fig. 4, taken at the line X X.

A is the neck-band of the tie; B, the detaehable bow O and D, the two parts of the clasp for securing the band A; 'E, the fastening device for the detachable how.

The band A may be made of any suitable textile fabric and of any required size. The

clasp for said band may be made of any suitable material that will not discolor the collar.

The. part 0 is secured to one end of the band, and is provided with a pocket, 0, so formed as to leave an opening, 0, projecting from the face of the principal piece, for the purpose of receiving the book of the bow-fastening device. The part 0 is also provided at its lower edge with a hook, 0 for under the lower edge of the collar. Said hook may either be made of the same piece that engaging constitutes the face of the part 0 or it may be formed of a separate piece to be affixed to the part 0 to cover the back of the pocketopening.

The part D is attached, either permanently or adjustably, to the opposite end of the band A, and is provided with a hook, cl, adapted to engage in the opening 0 0f the part 0.

The detachable bow B may be made of any suitable material in the form shown, or in any other desired form, to imitate a tied cravat, scarf, or other suitable article for the neck. ()n the back of said how the fastening device E is secured. Said device consists of a plate provided with a hook, 6, adapted to engage in the pocket 0 of the clasp, whereby it is held in its proper place and position. When fixed in its place the plate of the fastening device overlaps the hookd of the clasp, as shown in Fig. 4, and locks the two parts of the clasp together, so that they cannot be separated until the bow is remoyed.

By my invention'I produce an attractive neck-tie that can be put on without being wrinkled and soiled, is easily applied and removed, is not liable to derangement, and is enduring in wear.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with the neck-band A, provided with a clasp consisting of the part G, provided with a pocket, 0, and opening 0 and the part D, provided with the book 01, of the bow B, provided with a fastening device, E, having a hook, e, adapted to engage in the pocket 0 of the clasp, as herein specified.

2. The combination, with the neck-band A, of a clasp consisting of the part 0, provided with a hook,c and an opening, 0 and the part D, provided with a hook, d, adapted to engage in the opening 0 as and for. the purpose specified.

3. In a neck-tie clasp, the combination, with the part 0. provided with the pocket 0 and opening 0 and the part D, provided with a hook, cl, of the fastening device E, adapted to attach to the said clasp so as to overlap the hook d and lock said hook in the opening 0 as herein specified.

JOHN H. REYNOLDS.

Witnesses WILLIAM H. Low, 0. J. MATrIsoN, 

